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  • This activity gets people moving and can serve as a team dynamics assessment tool, energizer during a long meeting, or as an activity for teams needing to work better together.

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  • Scratch tickets offer an interactive and engaging method to explore data and stimulate discussion. This activity can function as an effective meeting icebreaker or serve as a standalone agenda item, encouraging participants to examine data findings and consider their implications for organizational practices.

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  • This drawing and interpretation game simulates real-world communication challenges. It demonstrates how people's interpretations are shaped by their unique experiences and perspectives. The activity can be adapted for use as a meeting icebreaker or to spark discussions on data use and planning.

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  • This practical guide offers tips and tricks to address the most common "dirty data" challenges

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  • This activity includes youth in the research. Not only is this the right thing to do, your process and outcomes will be more representative and rooted in youth experiences.

  • We designed a framework to clarify messaging, objectives, and targeted actions we want users to take after engaging with our content.

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  • This guide presents a framework to host an engaging and productive data party with staff to gather insights, discuss impact, and inform future work.

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  • "Living Logic Models" simplifies complex concepts by showing rather than telling. Participants use yarn to physically connect activities and outcomes, making abstract relationships tangible and easier to understand.

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  • Enhance creative problem solving, communications, and group dynamics.

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  • Our year-end personal annual report exercise turns personal reflection into an organizational data literacy workshop.

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  • Originally designed for technology product teams, the tool helps visualize what another person might be experiencing. By taking 10 minutes to step into someone’s shoes, you can deepen connections and help projects move forward more smoothly.